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stem the tide
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Stop the course of a trend or tendency, as in It is not easy to stem the tide of public opinion . This idiom uses stem in the sense of “stop” or “restrain.” [Mid-1800s]Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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